The European Commission officially does not cooperate with Russia in the space sphere, but is open for everyone, who is interested in it, European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Elzbieta Bienkowska said to RIA News.
“We have no dialogue on space with Russia. We are open for everyone, who wants it. It is the global sphere”, - she said on the sidelines of the 33rd International Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.
According to her, EC has only informal contacts with Russia.
The Space Symposium in Colorado Springs is the annual event, on the sidelines of which the future space exploration is discussed by the representatives of national space agencies, private space companies as well as military departments, security and intelligence services of different countries of the world.